Ottawa has confirmed the death of Canadian mining executive Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is working on the investigation with authorities in the west African country. (The Canadian Press)

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Canada's cyberspy agency chief says advances in quantum computing will create new risks for cybersecurity. CSE head Greta Bossenmaier says encryption used in online banking and shopping may require a "rethink."

The federal labour minister says "we'll see changes" after an email from a female Mountie criticized the RCMP's handling of sexual harassment claims. MaryAnn Mihychuk says cultural change is needed, which is "never easy."

Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the proposed expansion of the Canada Pension Plan will boost jobs and the economy in the long run. Morneau says an estimated 1.1 million families are not saving enough for retirement.

The judge who found Travis Vader guilty of second-degree murder says the couple he's convicted of killing were a "target of opportunity" for a robbery. Justice Denny Thomas summarized his ruling in an Edmonton court Thursday.

Conservative MP Tony Clement says people at high risk of committing terrorist acts should be jailed if they can't be constantly watched. Clement says the Aaron Driver case shows the limitations of court-ordered peace bonds.

An Ontario man says the alleged abuse he endured at a former correctional facility for children is being ignored. Clarington, Ontario plans to refurbish the site of a PoW camp for captured Nazis, which later became Pine Ridge Training School.

The Ontario government is spending $1.7 million to train bartenders and servers how to intervene during sexual harassment incidents. Labour Minister Kevin Flynn says the programs will educate and empower hospitality workers.